Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-22

| courage tnem 10 oppose coercion. Ine
resolutions are to be- sent to the two
leaders and also the Tory leader, Lord
Salisbury.
William NJ. Evarts regretted his alb
sence from the city and rendered hearty
| sympathy in the demonstration against
| governmental coercion OF Irish tenants TO
| the payment OF rents"
Gov. Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, wrote:
"The struggle for home rule In which the
Irish people are now engaged has always
commanded my earnest sympathy. May
they soon witness the triumph of liberty
Not liberty lacerated by English swords,
but freedom that can be erected upon an
altar and worshiped by Irishmen every
where"
The following cablegram was sent TO
Mr.. Gladstone:
Citizens of New York in mass meeting as
sembled, protesting against coercion, heartily
| indo rseyOur noble policy and wish you Cod
speed in your undertaking.
CHARLES A. DANA.
Speeches were made by several gentle,
men, including the following: DR.. Lloyd,
Hon. Leon Albeit, ex-Judge Davis and
Father DOugherty. Great enthus siasm
was manifested.
LETTERS OF REGRET.
Among the letters Of regret were the
following: Lieut.. Gov. Jones wrote that
it would afford him great pleasure, il
present, to publicly join in the sponta-
neous protest from the heart of American
citizens toward Ireland in her struggle
for home rule.
Gen. Butler wrote that he was confined
to his house by sickness.
Judge Wallace, Of the United States
Circuit Court, wrote that he was in hearty
sympathy with the objects of the meeting.
Samuel j. Randall wrote from Wash
| ington urging justice to Ireland as the
only lasting solution to her troubles and
| expressing his deep interest in the ques-
tion. He SAID it was strange that in the
nineteenth century the English Tories
should persist in policy of injustice and
coercion, condemned by history with
singular unanimity as a crime against
the human race ana blot of disgrace on
| the fair name Of the English govern
ment, Sooner or later justice must
be done. Mr.. Randall said that
Mr.. Gladstone had no superior as a states
man. The fact that at the close OF a long
and brilliant career he LED the movement
in favor of home rule for Ireland and in
| sisted with all his brilliant intellectual
powers for justice to her,was security for
Great Britain in the future, and the best
evidence that the Irish question was lifted
out of the arena OF mere local and tenn
porary contentious and become an in.
SNltdUlS HeCeSSlCy vi peace anu prosperity
to the English speaking races. Sire
land" he concluded, "must have home
rule and justice must be done to her
people, and it is sheer madness to refuse
to grant what is SO clearly right"
FREEMEN OF ONE HEART.
Gov. b. 4. Biggs, OF Delaware, wrote:
"Freemen everywhere sympathize with
the oppressed, and the time will come
when coercion bills will be wiped out,
and the freedom of Ireland and home rule
will prevail"
Rev. l.. G. Garland, Chancellor of
Vanderbilt University, wrote: g The
Irish cause has my profound sympathy"
Samuel 5. Cox wrote from Washing
ton. He asserted that the great body of
English people were as one with Scot
land, Ireland and Wales in their hatred
or the measures Of espionage, fraud and
force. No nation was ever so wretchedly
and outrageously governed as Ireland has
been by absenteelsm and the aristocracy
OF England.
Roscoe Conkling wrote: "In heart and
judment am in sympathy with the peo-
pie of Ireland, and wholly against any
and every scheme to trample on her
rights. 1t will be annoying If England,
the land of the magma charta, the land OF
trial by jury and due process OF la w the
land of eight centuries OF Parliament, the
land OfW WestminsterHall, shall now, at this
stage Of the world, turn around and
march back towards barbarism. For
government to uphold itself by force
against those who would overthrow 1t is
one thing. This is the right of self de-
fense; right to be, put it is a widely
different thing to make laws oppressive
and repugnant to great majority
of those affected by them
and then to violate the principles OF the
government itself in order to enforce
such laws. Such proceeding is not a
resort to any other right. 1t is might
brutal might. IL cannot be defended by
the extremity of occasion, still less by
possession of power great enough to
promise impuniLy to act. Should the
events you apprehend come to pass, Great
Britain may raise home question which
mankind may make question OF it's own
so deep and universal is the sentiment
OF liberty. That the wisdom OF English
men and Scotchmen and lrishman may
avert all the evils you fear is my ardent
hone and Wish,v